Device for prolonging sleep.



H. M. S. BULLOCK. DEVICE FOR PROLONGING SLEEP. APPLICATION FILED Nov.11, 1909.

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n All Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

HELENA M. S. BULLOCK, vQ` CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS. v

l DEVICE FOR I OLONGING SLEEP.

l I Specicationlof Letters Patent.

Patented Dee;17,1912.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HELENA M. S. BUL- LocK, a citizen of theUnitedStates, and a resident of Cambridge, in the county of Middlesex, Stateof Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Device forProlonging Sleep, of whichthe followingis a specification. v

The object of this invention is to provide means to be Worn by a personwhen sleeping to prevent him fromwaking up on the appearance of light.

The means of this invention, and which for convenience is designated adevice for prolonging sleep, consists in substance of a rectangularpiece of stockinet, or any other suitable 'material held. over the eyesby means of a loop at each end thereof, said loops adapted to lit overthe ears.

ln the accompanying drawings,'f orming part of this specification,Figure 1 isa side view of the sleep prolonging device, of this inventionand illustrated as in use. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device.

ln the drawings l is the eyeshield and 2 the ear loop. v

The same reference numerals denote the same parts throughout the severalviews of the drawings.

The device ,consists of a rectangular piece,

or eyeshield 1, composedl of stockinet, or any other suitable material,provided-at each end with a loop, 2, composed of thread or anyyApplication led November 11, 1.909. Serial No. 527,393.

rectangular piece l, at 3. It has been found upon practical applicationof the invention that the ends of the loop, 2, vshould be atapart,because if attached to the same point the thread twists together.

rI`he operation is as follows: Upon retiring atfnight `the wearerplacesthe eyeshield over the eyes and slips a loop over each ear, thus holdingthe eyeshield in place during the night and preventing the wearer fromwaking upon the appearance of any light.

I .do not limit myself to the details of construction, since they' maybe varied and still my invention 'be embodied.

Having'thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby. Letters Patent is- A device for prolonging sleep comprising aneye-shield of light-absorbing material of a length suiicient to extendfrom temple to temple andlof a'width suicient to cover the eyes,provided at each end with a loop of sufficient length'to extend from theend of other suitable material, attached to the said .tached to theeyeshield, 1, about an inchl the eye-shield around' the ear for holdingthe eye-,shield in place, substantially as described.` f

HELENA M. S'. BULLOCK.

Witnesses: d l I DAVID C. Enum, Lmnm E. OLIVER.

